HR 5856
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Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
Introduced: September 29, 2023
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 26, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 13, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Feb 13, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 11 (Roll no. 41). (text: CR H565-567)
Feb 13, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5856.
Feb 13, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H565-571)
Feb 13, 2024
Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 13, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 11 (Roll no. 41). (text: CR H565-567)
Nov 7, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 44 - 0.
Nov 7, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 29, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 29, 2023
Introduced in House
Votes taken on this bill
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2024 | House · vote #41 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 414–11 | See who voted → |
Plain-English summary
Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023
This bill reauthorizes and updates various international antitrafficking activities and foreign assistance programs; requires counter-trafficking strategies, activities, and efforts to be further integrated into projects supported by U.S. foreign assistance; and requires the annual Trafficking in Persons Report to include information about the trafficking in persons for the purposes of organ removal.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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